Sky Sci-Fi
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This article is about the British and Irish channel. For channels in other countries, see List of Syfy TV channels.
Not to be confused with the Sky Cinema channel, Sky Cinema Sci-Fi & Horror.
Sky Sci-Fi (formerly Sci Fi Channel and Syfy) is a British pay television channel service specialising in science fiction, fantasy and horror shows and movies. It is owned by NBCUniversal International Networks, a division of NBCUniversal[1] and as of 2018, Sky Group, both under the Comcast Corporation.
Quick Facts Country, Broadcast area ...
Country | United Kingdom |
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Broadcast area | United Kingdom Ireland |
Programming | |
Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed) |
Timeshift service | Syfy +1 (closed in 2022) |
Ownership | |
Owner | Sky Group (Comcast) |
Sister channels | List of Sky UK channels |
History | |
Launched | 1 October 1995; 28 years ago (1995-10-01) (as Sci Fi Channel/Syfy) 26 July 2022; 20 months ago (2022-07-26) (as Sky Sci-Fi) |
Former names | Sci Fi Channel (1995–2010) Syfy (2010–2022) |
Links | |
Website | www |
Availability | |
Streaming media | |
Sky Go | Watch live (UK and Ireland only) |
Now | Watch live (UK and Ireland only) |
Virgin TV Go | Watch live (UK only) |
Virgin TV Anywhere | Watch live (Ireland only) |
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